Name Renewal

Client computers periodically are required to renew their NetBIOS name registrations with the WINS server. When a client computer first registers with a WINS server, the WINS server returns a message that indicates when the client will need to renew its registration, as follows:

• Default renewal interval for entries in the WINS database is six days.

• WINS clients register and refresh every three days.

• Primary and backup WINS servers should have the same renewal interval.

• An entry defined as static never expires.

If the entry is owned by the local WINS server, the name is released at the specified time unless the client has renewed it. If the entry is owned by another WINS server, the entry is revalidated at the specified time. If the entry does not exist in the database of the WINS server that owns the entry, it is removed from the local WINS database. A name renewal request is treated as a new name registration.

Incorrectly adjusting the renewal interval might adversely affect system and network performance.